Admitted to the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 1909 - its 18th member

Recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research Extensive University

A land-grant university and member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

First institution west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees (Physics - 1896)

Included for the 6th straight year in U.S. News and World Report's annual evaluation of America's Best Colleges (tied with 4 other universities at 43rd for public national universities; and 96th out of 262 national universities both public and private)

RESEARCH DOLLARS

Total funding for research increased 146% since 2000

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, total research funding was $122.5 million; a 13% increase over the previous year

Nearly $84 million of the 2009 funds came from federal sources - a 16% increase in federal funds over the previous year

Non-federal funds came from foundations, industry, associations, and state agencies

ENROLLMENT

Between 1959 and 1969 enrollment went from 8,000 students to nearly 20,000

In 2009 total enrollment (all 4 campuses) was 49,031 students - the highest since 1996 and an increase of 2.6% over 2008

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: 24,100 (2.2% increase)

University of Nebraska - Omaha: 14,619 (2.9% increase)

University of Nebraska at Kearney: 6,650 (1.6% increase)

University of Nebraska Medical Center: 3,237 (1.3% increase)

CONFERENCE HISTORY

Charter member of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), which was founded in 1907

Left MVIAA for two years in 1919 to play as an independent and returned in 1921

The MVIAA split in 1928, with the six larger schools (Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma) remaining in the conference, which was then informally known as the Big Six

With the addition of Colorado in 1948, the conference was unofficially known as the Big Seven. Oklahoma State rejoined the conference in 1958, making it "unofficially" the Big Eight

In 1964, the conference officially changed its name to the Big Eight

In 1996, the eight teams of the Big Eight merged with Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor to become the Big 12 Conference